The Practice.
A show that I have been watching since I was 15. That was when I was in Sec 3. And I've been catching it ever since, all the way, through O Levels, and poly, and after graduation until now. The Practice is into its 8th season. I think i've started watching The Practice from season 2.
Not one show from Channel 5, I'd dare say can match The Practice's depth, humour, wit & the ability to challenge your ethical & moral values. Which explains why I don't follow any other show. Shows like Alias, Charmed (Eeewww!), Buffy (EEeeeeEEWW!), etc. In recent months, there're slightly better shows like CSI, Nip/Tuck etc, which are treading a little on the dark side. I like dark shows. Shows that challenge the morally inclined.
However i have to add, both CSI & Nip Tuck DID NOT manage to "hook" me. Simply because i do not need to use my brains when i watched them. CSI, maybe, but it's too detective-like. I prefer court-room drama.
Maybe subconsciously, i want to practice law! Haha! Actually no, I just like shows, books & all on lawyers and anything legal-related. Which explains why i love John Grisham & his books & David E Kelly - the producer of The Practice & Ally McBeal. Man! I missed that show soooooooooooo much. Mr Kelley used to practice, FYI.
Back to the show. More on the show....
The very true essence of this show is that it does not paint a nice picture. It does not illustriously depict the triumph of winning cases against rapists, robbers & murderers.
Instead, we are made to see life's many conflicts of interests and how unpredictable life can be. We are made to see that practicing is not always about fighting for justice and doing what everybody thinks is right.
Practicing law has their own guideline, and the DA (District Attorneys) who represents the Commonwealth (The United States of America) are governed by a set of ethics, rules & guidelines for their practice & act.
The defence attorneys, too, are governed by the same ethics, rules & guidelines for their act & practice. This set of guidelines require defence attorneys to defend their client's rights to the best of their interest and to give them their rightful treatment. The USA is known for their emphasis on human rights and its evident in their system of government.
Many a time, defence attorneys defend the public's enemy like rapists & murderers. They have to be true to their profession & do what's best for their client. They are doing their job. No doubt it might be a pretty dirty one, but i feel its how you make of it that truly matters.
Reasonable doubt.
As long as you can prove reasonable doubt in your case, you can manage to acquit, if not lighten the sentence of a defendant. The firm is best known, or should i say, notoriously known for their usage of proving reasonable doubt. They call it "Plan B". And sometimes, by doing that, they used innocent people as their target in hope of proving to the jury that reasonable doubt exists.
Dirty? Hmmmmmmmmmmm, probably. But hey, it's their job.
There was this episode whereby they executed "Plan B" out of desperation & voila! They actually found that the 'victim' in question could actually be the real murderer. Luck, i say.
Dramatic? I say definitely. Which is why this show is so intriguing. Into its 8th season, I'd say i'd guessed most of the verdicts and endings correctly. *beaming proudly*
I used to get all, if not, most of the endings & verdicts wrong. And it made me realise that life sometimes can get so helpless.
A trademark of The Practice is that their characters are so cleverly moulded that you really do not know who is the real victim and who is the real murderer. And 80% of the time, the show does not explicitly say. Which is why you have to use your brains to watch, unlike alot of other shows. Tell me, u got use your brains when u watch The Bachelor anot?
These kind of crap cannot be put in the same category of comparison lah.
Alot of times, the murderers in the show deny their deed. Murder in the first degree, second degree or third degree does not constitute to death penalty in the USA, unlike S'pore. Their heaviest sentence is - Life without parole - meaning: You get a life sentence without any chance of parole meaning you'll be locked up for life.
And they say rapists get sodomised when they enter the prison cells.
Which is why rapists will always deny their crimes & will pressure the defence attornies to fight till the end for them. There was one episode of this man, with all evidence pointing against him, flatly denied the crime. At that time Ellenor Frutt (she's my favourite though she's losing my attention...) kind of did not believe he was innocent and she let her emotion ruled her mind. But nonetheless she fought the case with passion as she always did. Long story short, they lost the case. The man was devastated.
The next day, they received news that that man hung himself to death in his cell. And he was very badly assaulted. Sexually.
Very sad when i saw & Ellenor only found out later that he might not have been the criminal after all. The kind of emotional struggles that your mistake has led to such dire consequences is suffocating.
In their profession, if they do not believe in their job, they will not be able to survive. You get stares from victims' families and you get cursed. And then you ask yourself, is this what you want after years of law school? They call it the defence attorney talk.
Many a time, they put criminals back on the street only to see them repeat their offences again. Then they questioned their profession again.
I think this post is pretty long already but i still have so much to say.
Wait for my Part II. I'll do an intro on the cast & maybe talk more on what happens on some of the episodes.
So long... Here's a parting shot:
A show that I have been watching since I was 15. That was when I was in Sec 3. And I've been catching it ever since, all the way, through O Levels, and poly, and after graduation until now. The Practice is into its 8th season. I think i've started watching The Practice from season 2.
Not one show from Channel 5, I'd dare say can match The Practice's depth, humour, wit & the ability to challenge your ethical & moral values. Which explains why I don't follow any other show. Shows like Alias, Charmed (Eeewww!), Buffy (EEeeeeEEWW!), etc. In recent months, there're slightly better shows like CSI, Nip/Tuck etc, which are treading a little on the dark side. I like dark shows. Shows that challenge the morally inclined.
However i have to add, both CSI & Nip Tuck DID NOT manage to "hook" me. Simply because i do not need to use my brains when i watched them. CSI, maybe, but it's too detective-like. I prefer court-room drama.
Maybe subconsciously, i want to practice law! Haha! Actually no, I just like shows, books & all on lawyers and anything legal-related. Which explains why i love John Grisham & his books & David E Kelly - the producer of The Practice & Ally McBeal. Man! I missed that show soooooooooooo much. Mr Kelley used to practice, FYI.
Back to the show. More on the show....
The very true essence of this show is that it does not paint a nice picture. It does not illustriously depict the triumph of winning cases against rapists, robbers & murderers.
Instead, we are made to see life's many conflicts of interests and how unpredictable life can be. We are made to see that practicing is not always about fighting for justice and doing what everybody thinks is right.
Practicing law has their own guideline, and the DA (District Attorneys) who represents the Commonwealth (The United States of America) are governed by a set of ethics, rules & guidelines for their practice & act.
The defence attorneys, too, are governed by the same ethics, rules & guidelines for their act & practice. This set of guidelines require defence attorneys to defend their client's rights to the best of their interest and to give them their rightful treatment. The USA is known for their emphasis on human rights and its evident in their system of government.
Many a time, defence attorneys defend the public's enemy like rapists & murderers. They have to be true to their profession & do what's best for their client. They are doing their job. No doubt it might be a pretty dirty one, but i feel its how you make of it that truly matters.
Reasonable doubt.
As long as you can prove reasonable doubt in your case, you can manage to acquit, if not lighten the sentence of a defendant. The firm is best known, or should i say, notoriously known for their usage of proving reasonable doubt. They call it "Plan B". And sometimes, by doing that, they used innocent people as their target in hope of proving to the jury that reasonable doubt exists.
Dirty? Hmmmmmmmmmmm, probably. But hey, it's their job.
There was this episode whereby they executed "Plan B" out of desperation & voila! They actually found that the 'victim' in question could actually be the real murderer. Luck, i say.
Dramatic? I say definitely. Which is why this show is so intriguing. Into its 8th season, I'd say i'd guessed most of the verdicts and endings correctly. *beaming proudly*
I used to get all, if not, most of the endings & verdicts wrong. And it made me realise that life sometimes can get so helpless.
A trademark of The Practice is that their characters are so cleverly moulded that you really do not know who is the real victim and who is the real murderer. And 80% of the time, the show does not explicitly say. Which is why you have to use your brains to watch, unlike alot of other shows. Tell me, u got use your brains when u watch The Bachelor anot?
These kind of crap cannot be put in the same category of comparison lah.
Alot of times, the murderers in the show deny their deed. Murder in the first degree, second degree or third degree does not constitute to death penalty in the USA, unlike S'pore. Their heaviest sentence is - Life without parole - meaning: You get a life sentence without any chance of parole meaning you'll be locked up for life.
And they say rapists get sodomised when they enter the prison cells.
Which is why rapists will always deny their crimes & will pressure the defence attornies to fight till the end for them. There was one episode of this man, with all evidence pointing against him, flatly denied the crime. At that time Ellenor Frutt (she's my favourite though she's losing my attention...) kind of did not believe he was innocent and she let her emotion ruled her mind. But nonetheless she fought the case with passion as she always did. Long story short, they lost the case. The man was devastated.
The next day, they received news that that man hung himself to death in his cell. And he was very badly assaulted. Sexually.
Very sad when i saw & Ellenor only found out later that he might not have been the criminal after all. The kind of emotional struggles that your mistake has led to such dire consequences is suffocating.
In their profession, if they do not believe in their job, they will not be able to survive. You get stares from victims' families and you get cursed. And then you ask yourself, is this what you want after years of law school? They call it the defence attorney talk.
Many a time, they put criminals back on the street only to see them repeat their offences again. Then they questioned their profession again.
I think this post is pretty long already but i still have so much to say.
Wait for my Part II. I'll do an intro on the cast & maybe talk more on what happens on some of the episodes.
So long... Here's a parting shot:
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